Areva Boosting Production Of EPR Components In France
Written by NucNet
Thursday, 03 July 2008
3 Jul (NucNet): Areva is to boost the production capacity of forged
nuclear components including reactor vessels and steam generators, the
group announced today.
Areva said an investment programme would see the production capacity at Le Creusot in Burgundy, France, of components required to build European Pressurised Water Reactors (EPRs) would increase from 80 per cent to 100 percent.
The programme will see an increase in annual ingot production at the Industeel steel works, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, from 35,000 tonnes to 50,000 tonnes by 2010.
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch the programme was signed today by Areva's chief executive officer Anne Lauvergeon and the chief financial officer of ArcelorMittal, Aditya Mittal. French president Nicolas Sarkozy attended the signing ceremony.
"At a time when nuclear power is enjoying a major global upswing, this increase in capacity will allow Areva to pursue the development of the French nuclear industry," Areva said.
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